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Name:Kostiuk, Theodor
 Award Information
Year of Award:1972
Start Year:1973
ProgramNational Aeronautics and Space Administration
Center:Goddard Space Flight Center
Division:Advanced Data Systems Division
Adviser:Mumma
 Education
Degree Field: Physics
Degree Institution: Syracuse University/NY
Degree: PHD
 Current Information
Employment title: Astrophysicist/Chief Scientist for Exploration Programs
Employer: NASA-Goddard Space Flight Center
Employment City: Greenbelt
Employment State: MD
Employment Country Name: United States
Work Phone: (301) 286-8431
Email Address: u32tk@lepvax.gsfc.nasa.gov
Employment sector: Federal Government Agency
Research Interests:Planetary Atmospheres-Composition, Structure, and Dynamics; High Resolution Infrared Spectroscopy; Infrared Astronomy. Recent research: Direct measurement of global winds on Titan, hydrocarbon abundances and thermal structure on Jupiter, Saturn, Titan and Neptune; nonLTE emission on Mars and Venus, including direct wind measurements; advisor to University of Maryland PhD student on measurements of ozone on Mars and the study of chemistry and the reformation of Mars' atmosphere; long term study of solar influence on the infrared aurora on Jupiter.
 
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